Nonluminous cigarette holder



March 27, 1945. w, JACKSON NON-LUMINOUS CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed May 31, 1945 wmiosm L. Jacks 01m v Snventor (Ittorneg Patented Mar. 27, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NONLUMINOUS CIGARETTE HOLDER 1 William L. Jackson, Greenville, S. C.

Application May 31, 1943, Serial No. 489,131

3 Claims. (01.131-175) This invention relates to a cigarette holder, and more especially a cigarette holder which is capable of being used in places where smoking is forbidden, such as in the armed services while on duty, factories, ofiices, warehouses, and any other place where either a glow would reveal the whereabouts of the smoker, or where there is a possibility of sparks or live coals falling from the cigarette and endangering property.

, It is a well known fact that, especially at night, soldiers, in the field and under fire, would desire very much to smoke, but the same is forbidden for the reason that in striking a match to light a cigarette, there is a flash of light which reveals the whereabouts of the soldier to the enemy, and also even after the cigarette is lighted, the glow of the coals thereon also reveals the whereabouts of the smoker to the enemy.

There is on the market and in general use a cigarette lighter which is commonly known as a chemical lighter, and in which-there are certain chemicals, which when a button is pressed on the lighter, and the lighter is held to the cigarette,.the cigarette will be'lighted, yet if the cigarette lighter is held in open view and the button to the lighter is pressed, there will be no visible signs of illumination, and it is with this type of lighter that my cigarette holder is especially adapted to be used, because with my cigarette holder and the chemical lighter, a soldier on duty could light a cigarette and smoke the same without any glow showing whatever, because the cigarette would be lighted within the holder, and when the lighter is withdrawn, a

shutter automatically closes behind the lighter and this shutter is vented in such a manner that no glow from the cigarette can appear through the shutter, or through any portion of the holder.

, scription proceeds, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the cigarette holder;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially along the line 22 in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view aken along the line 44 in Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along theline 5--5 in Figure 2,

Referring more specifically to the drawing, the numeral 10 indicates the portion of the cigarette holder which is adapted to be placed in the mouth of a smoker. This portion In has a smoke passageway H which is flared outwardly as at l2 for the accommodation of one end of a cigarette I3. The right-hand portion of the mouthpiece It isflared outwardly as at M to fit snugly within barrel l5. Barrel l5'has a restricted portion IS in which the portion In is adapted to slidably fit. Portion III has ribs I! and I8 thereon which are adapted to fit in corresponding grooves in the portion l6 of the barrel l5. Thus the mouthpiece It) can be slid forwardly inthe barrel l5 to receive a cigarette or to eject the cigarette from the barrel l5 when the shutter, to be presently described, in open position.

The right-hand portion of the barrel l5 has a shutter casing secured thereto in any suitable manner such as by threading. This shutter casing 20 has upstanding lugs 2|, 22, and 23 in which a pin 24 is rotatably mounted. The casing "has a slot 25 in one side thereof, and the interior of the casing 20 is grooved as at 26 and through the slot 25 and into the groove 26, there is adapted to fit a shutter 21. This shutter is fixed on pin 24 and has an upstandingknob or handle 28,

The shutter member has two separated vanes 30 and 3|, each of which has holes 32 therein, the holes in one shutter portion being offset with relation to the other shutter portion, so that the glow of the cigarette will not appear in the open end of the portion 20' when the shutter is in closed position. i

Surrounding pin 24' is a torsion spring 35 which lssecured to the pin 2 as at 36, and the other endof the torsion: spring 35 is secured as at 31 to the projection 23 to thus prevent rotative movement of the spring, and to thus tend to hold the shutter in closed position as shown in Figures 1. and 2.

When it is-desired to use the holder, the barrel i5 is seized and the mouthpiece portion [2 is slid to the right in Figures 1 and 2 until the flange I4 occupies a, position at the extreme righthand end of the barrel l5. Then the shutter assembly can. be opened, by seizing the knob or handle 28 and swinging the shutter in a counter clockwise manner, as viewed in Figure 3. While the shutter is held in open position, a cigarette i3 is inserted into the cavity I2, the outer end of the cigarette projecting substantially to the right of the open end of the shutter casing 20. With the shutter still held in open position, the mouthpiece H! is moved back to the position shown in Figures 1 and 2 and the shutter ,isreleased and moves to closed position. In this position, the cigarette lighter is loaded and is ready for use. When it is desired to use the same, the mouthpiece is inserted into the mouth of the smoker, and the shutter assembly is again moved to open position, and a conventional chemical cigarette lighter 4|] is inserted into the shutter barrel and the cavity portion M of the lighter 40 is inserted over the end of the cigarette and by drawing on the mouth piece It], the cigarette is lighted, yet no glow can appear outside of the open end of the cigarette holder for the reason that the lighted portion of the cigarette is encased within the cavity M of the chemical lighter. When the cigarette is sufiiciently lighted, the chemical lighter 40 is withdrawn from the shutter barrel, and the shutter assembly springs back to closed position, as shown in the drawing, and thus air can be admitted through a tortuous course by means of the holes 32 in the two vanes or leaves of the shuttenyet no glow from the lighted cigarette can appear through these openings 32 for the reason that they are offset with relation to each other.

Furthermore it can be observed that there will be no ash or other waste escaping from the holder and since the holder is preferably made of suitable fireproof plastics, the cigarette can burn entirely up without being removed from the holder, and then when the smoker is in a suitable place for cleaning the holder, the shutter can be opened, and the ash removed from the holder.

It is therefore seen that I have provided a cigarette holder which can be used in many places where smoking is not now permitted due to the above-recited reasons.

In the drawing and specification, there has been set forth a preferred embodiment of the invention and although specific terms are employed. they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being defined in the claims.

I claim:

1. A cigarette holder comprising a mouth piece having a longitudinal bore and having ribs projecting from each side thereof and extending longitudinally of the mouth piece, the end of the mouth piece remote from that portion which is adapted to be inserted into the mouth having a peripheral flange thereon, the end of the mouth piece on which the peripheral flange appears having a tapered bore communicating with the longitudinal bore, and into which one end of a cigarette is adapted to be pressed, a barrel surrounding the end of the mouth piece having the peripheral flange thereon and having a restricted bore in the end fitting over the mouth piece and having a pair of longitudinally disposed grooves in the restricted portion adapted to fit over the ribs on the mouth piece whereby the mouth piece can be moved longitudinally of the barrel so that the'peripheral flange on the end of the mouth piece disposed within the barrel will be disposed adjacent the end of the barrel remote from the restricted end, whereby a cigarette can easily be inserted in the end of the' tapered bore in the mouth piece, the end of the barrel remote from the restricted end being open and having a slot in one side of the barrel adjacent the open end, and a shutter disposed in the slot and mounted on a pivot in the wall of the barrel which pivot is parallel to the longitudinal center of the barrel, the shutter being adapted to be swung laterally out of the slot for insertion of a cigarette into the conical bore in the mouth piece, said shutter being spring-pressed to normally hold it in the slot to close the end of the barrel.

2. A cigarette holder comprising a mouth piece having a longitudinal bore and having ribs projecting from each side thereof and extending longitudinally of the mouth piece, the end of the mouth piece remote from that portion which is adapted to be inserted into the mouth having a peripheral flange thereon, the end of the mouth piece on which the peripheral flange appears having a tapered bore communicating with the longitudinal bore, and into which one end of a cigarette is adapted to be pressed, a barrel surrounding the end of the mouth piece having the peripheral flange thereon and having a restricted bore in the end fitting over the mouth piece and having a pair of longitudinally disposed grooves in the restricted portion adapted to fit over the ribs on the mouth piece whereby the mouth piece can be moved longitudinally of the barrel so that the peripheral flange on the end of the mouth piece disposed within the barrel will be disposed adjacent the end of the barrel remote from the restricted end, whereby a cigarette can easily be inserted in the end of the tapered bore in the mouth piece, the end of the barrel remote from the restricted end being open and having a slot in one side of the barrel adjacent the open end, and a shutter disposed in the slot and mounted on a pivot in the wall of the barrel which pivot is parallel to the longitudinal center of the barrel, the shutter being adapted to be swung laterally out of the slot for insertion of a cigarette into the conical bore in the mouth piece, said shutter being spring-pressed to normally hold it in the slot to close the end of the barrel, said shutter comprising front and rear leaves spaced from each other, each leaf of the shutter having perforations therein, the perforations in one leaf being off-set with relation to the perforations in the other leaf, so that air may pass through the perforations to aid in comlbustion of the cigarette but due to the off-set relation of the perforations, light rays eminating from the burning cigarette are not visible from the open end of the barrel.

3. A cigarette holder comprising a mouth piece and a barrel portion slidably mounted on the mouth piece, the end of the barrel remote from the mouth piece being open, said barrel near its open end having a slot in its wall, a shutter disposed in said slot and pivotally mounted in the wall of the barrel on a pivot extending longitudinally of the barrel, and spring-pressed means for holding the shutter in the slot to close the end of the barrel, said shutter comprising two spaced portions closing the end of the barrel, and said spaced portions having perforations therein, the perforations in one portion of the shutter being off-set with relation to the perforations in the other portion of the shutter.

WILLIAM L. JACKSON. 

